Can anyone identify this anvil? 

I can make out what looks like "ought" and "rr n ed".

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The shape of the horn and general shape of the anvil looks like a farrier's anvil. Maybe.

Frosty The Lucky.

Looks like those words would be "Wrought" and "Warrented". IIRC those are on Arm&Hammer Anvils, but the depression in the base make me lean towards either Trenton or Hay Budden. Someone more familiar will be along, doubtless. But I agree that it is a farrier pattern. Good looking anvil, if not on the older side of the 20th century. 

Should be a good user. Hit hot metal on her to shine up the face, no grinding! 

Welcome from the Ozark mountains.

Most farrier anvils I've seen have the clip by the horn. Arm & Hammer's have power hammer marks under the heel, missing here. I'm thinking Trenton but that's a wild guess. Trenton's usually have the serial number & weight on the front feet. Should be a good user if it passes the ring & rebound test.

I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~ USCG 1964-1970

A clip horn is a relatively recent addition to farrier's anvils, earlier one corner of the heel was rounded for pulling clips.

The shape of the horn that says Farrier to  me. It is bulbous with a flat top and not much of a point. Just made for turning and fitting shoes. 

Anvils last a long time though and manufacturers came up with the clip horn and seeing as many farrier schools have sponsors who make the tools clip horns became "necessary." Then some years later it was turning cams. 

Makes me wonder what the next MUST HAVE will be.

Frosty The Lucky.

Frosty- the next must have anvil accoutrement is a cup holder with heating and cooling abilities. Mark my words!

Naw, that's soooo 20th.C. It'll have a touch pad so you can order a latte. It will of course auto steamer swirl your foam with random blacksmith themed patterns.

Frosty The Lucky.

 

 

 

Now you’ve gotten me wondering if there is any merit in making a latte with a red hot iron like the way beer is warms in Bavaria!

perhaps that will be tomorrows’ challenge?

Mulled coffee? Hmmm, might work, if you had the right hair cut you could Mull it.

The right mallet you could mill it. 

Pretty darned versatile anvil you've come up with there.

Frosty The Lucky.

If you're set to mill it, you might just be making cereal, right? 

I will have to mull this over, and perhaps do it a second time. Mull again, so to speak, because the first time was no good. 

 

 

I like my green tee steeped longer so mull again makes sense.

With all the milling this post is doing it indicates to me that Mr. Post is a serial cereal miller. The MOTHer of all millers. So to speak.

Frosty The Lucky.

The red hot iron used to heat drinks is called a loggerhead. I made few of them a couple years back for someone who wanted to make "traditional" hot coco for Halloween. It actually does make it taste a bit different. The hot loggerhead caramelizes the sugar a just a little.  

How old is that term? Heating drinks with a hot iron or copper was old tech in Minoa, basically a logical extension of cooking with hot rocks, making stone soup.

I'll happily agree, mulled wassail is WAY better than microwaved!

Frosty The Lucky.

After cleaning up some I found some serial numbers. On the left front foot I believe is 33708 and on the right front I think I see 398. Does this help identify?

The 33708 is the serial number, will tell when it was made and the R foot should be the weight when forged. Is yours that heavy?

I think it will be a Trenton with that info. Someone with a copy of Anvils in America may confirm that. It would also help to know where in the world you are located, if you add location to your profile we won't have to ask when location is important.

I can’t control the wind. All I can do is adjust my sails. ~Semper Paratus~ USCG 1964-1970